The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-17
KNOCKED DOWN BY pULIpzER,
Joe Howard Quits the World News
paper After the Battle.
OF course there are many WAYS

by the next day things are Quoted
down, and the row is considered only as
an incident OF the business.
For week past Mr.. Joseph Howard
Jr., lately of the World. has told his
friends OF mis- intended visit to the ice
carnival at Montreal. He has spoken
OF 1t to Col. ohm A. Cockerill. manag
ing editor OF the World, chirped about ii
to James Francis Graham, the city
editor, and it became generally accepted
IN the Office that Mr.. Howard was to
represent the World at the carnival. 1t
Is quite evident that Mr. Howard was
convinced that he was to go, for yes
terday morning he procured railroad
tickets through for himself and his wife
and daughter. The trunks and every
thing were in readiness for Mr.. How
ard departure last evening. He went
to the World officelate in the afternoon,
as he thought for final instructions. He
stopped in the editorial rooms and
caatted with the editorial writer's and
others. While he was there Mr. Joseph
Pulitzer, editor and proprietor of the
paper, entered from his private Office
and said
Howard, have q particular assign
mentor you. l want you to go to-
night and write up Bishop, the mind
reader.
Mr.. Howard expressed great dissatis-
faction with the change in his plans, and
was told that however much he might
have supposed that he was to go to
Montreal, Mr.. Pulitzer had certainly
given no such instructions, ard finally
Mr.. Pulitzer fatty refused to permit Mr..
Howard to leave town.
Thereupon Mr.. Howard became very
angry. He used some vigorous epiUhets
in addressing Mr.. Pulitzer, and finally
shot one at his chief which Mr.. Pulitzer
evidently though unbearable, for be
promptly knocked Mr.. Howard down
with blow in the chest. Then came
the inglorlous confusion incident to a
newspaper Office once in a generation.
Mr.. Towards glasses flew off, he car
ried down a couple of files of news
papers in his fall, but be was not at all
Vanquished. Getting to his feet, he
essayed to sail into his chief, but Col.
Cockerill appeared at that instant and
stopped the fight.
Mr.. Pulitzer insisted that Mr.. Howard
should leave the Office Immediately and
before he went to his own home, at 8
East Thirty-sixth Street. he left word
that Mr.. Towards connection with the
World was to terminate Immediately.
Mr.. Pulitzer was reluctant to speak of
the affair last night. He said he was
very sorry that he.Was forced to knock
Mr.. Howard down.. Mr.. Howard had
always done about as he pleased in the
Office, but Mr.. Pulitzer intimated that
be still considered himself boss OF the
Office, though he never again wanted
to resort to fsticuffs to maintain his
authority.
At Mr.. Towards home, at 81 Irving
Place, his bright-faced daughter said
that her father had left town, and it was
stated later that Mr.. Howard had gone
to Montreal, anyhow.
Mr.. Howard is about 55 years old =,
active and quick in his movements, and
has always been handy at defending
himself. Mr.. Pulitzer is about ten years
younger, six feet and over in height
with nervous manners, long arms, and
redoutable fists.
Col. Cockerill's version of the affair
is: 81 was standing just outside my
Office, the door to which adioins Mr..
Pulitzer's, talking to Mr.. Howard. Mr..
Towards assignment to go to Montreal
was all right. Mr.. Pulitzer came out of
his office and said: Howard, [ want to
see you Mr.. Pulitzer and Mr.. Howard
then went into my Office. Itseerns that
Mr.. Pulitzer wanted Mr.. Howard to do
something else. l soon heard loud
words. Mr.. Pulitzer ordered Mr.. How
ard out of the Office, and Mr.. Howard
said he wouldn't go. Almost immedi-
ately heard a scuffle. 1 entered the
room, and Mr.. Howard said that he had
been knocked down. He was upon his
feet, however, but his glasses were on
the floor. He said to Mr.. Pulitzer: L
am blind and cannot defend myself
Mr.. Pulitzer thin reiterated his
command for Mr.. Howard to leave the
Office"
1t was stated last night that the quar-
7 between Mr.. Pulitzer and Mr.. How
ard has been brewing for number of
months. 1t appears that there was a
misunderstanding as to Mr.. Towards
status in the Office. He considered that
he was hired only to write special
articles, while Mr.. Pulitzer thought that
he ought to do whatever he was told to
do. Mr.. Howard left the Herald to take
the place on the World at $l60 a week
1t was said that Mr.. Pulitzer did not
like Mr.. Towards work, and caused a
reduction of Mr.. Towards salary to
800 a weeF. Mr.. Pulitzer continued TO
complain of Mr.. Towards matter, and
Mr.. Howard was put among the space
writers at S12 column He was also
told to put himself under the instruc-
tons of the city editor and to have his
matter read just as the copy" of other
reporters. 1t is said that this step was
taken because Mr.. Pulitzer objected to
what he thought was Mr.. Howard's
sdulation of certain people. All these
changes stirred up Howard but, accord
ing to one of his friends, Howard
thought the climax had come when MIR.
Pulitzer objected TO Mr.. Towards get
ting up 4 syndicate letter to be sent 10
ten papers at S GA letter. This outside
work, it is reported, led Mr.. Pulitzer to
believe that Mr.. Howard was neglecting
the World and he therefore took steps
personally TO superintend MIR. Howard s
word, and this led to the row of yester-
day.-New York Sun.
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